Several videos surfaced Thursday night showing a fireworks display at the Stadium of Fire concert in Provo, Utahwith erratic gunfire straying into the crowd. Early reports indicate one person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, while several other people were injured.
Several firefighters immediately responded to reports of injuries in the crowd, according to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City.
Fireworks at large gatherings in Utah are nothing new, such as those that lit up the sky above the stadium for the grand finale of the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony at Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium. (Donald Miralle/Getty Images)
The incident occurred at LaVell Edwards Stadium, the football facility of Brigham Young UniversityJust as the national anthem ends and four fighter jets fly overhead, a fireworks show begins behind the stage.
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The fireworks shot vertically into the sunlit sky, but scattered sparks were seen shooting horizontally into the crowd near the stage. Attendees were reported to have waved their hands in the air to call for help from officials.
Festival of freedomwhich facilitates Stadium of Fire and other annual events across the country, tweeted that all the fireworks They were “thoroughly vetted” before Thursday's show and then vetted again after the incident.
“Safety is of the utmost importance to us. All pyrotechnic items at the Stadium of Fire are thoroughly checked before the show and were checked again following tonight's incident. Our thoughts are with those who were affected and we are following up to ensure they are okay.”
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After a pause in activities, the concert resumed with the Jonas Brothers taking the stage around 9 p.m. and closing the show with no other reported mishaps.
Janna-Lee Holland, spokesperson for the Provo Police Department He told KUTV The incident occurred just after the overpass.
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The number of injured and the severity of each of them are unknown at this time.
Videos like the one seen in this tweet show fireworks not only being fired into the stands, but also onto the field where people were standing or in a seated area.
